Vaibhav Belhekar* <br/><br/>
Key hydrogeological aspects of landslides in Western Ghats of Maharashtra 

 - pp1225-1233 
<br/><br/> The frequency and intensity of landslides in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India, have increased. The<br/>present study examines the unprecedented series of<br/>landslides in the Choravane watershed in July 2021,<br/>where 94 landslides were triggered by prolonged and<br/>intense rainfall. Many occurred in undisturbed forested<br/>areas, indicating that the landslides are not always associated with human-modified slopes. Our findings<br/>highlight the role of extended rainfall, distinctive lithology of the Deccan Volcanic Province and groundwater dynamics, particularly subsurface saturation and<br/>pore pressure, in landslide initiation. These insights<br/>have implications for hazard prediction and mitigation. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Facted Index Terms: </label><br/>Antecedent rainfall,<br/>disaster<br/> landslide hydrology<br/>remote sensing<br/> Western Ghats